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Better Off Dead... (1985)

Film · 1985 · 97 min · PG · Comedy · Romance

Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.

Directed by Savage Steve Holland

Starring John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Aaron Dozier, Curtis Armstrong, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade

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In cinemas11 October 1985
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release1 January 1997
First release anywhere23 August 1985

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